Winning Words 3/21/12
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” (Kevin Borseth) Borseth is coach of the U of M’s women’s basketball team. His quote was in response to a reporter when asked how far they would go in the NCAA tournament…”one game at a time.” When we have challenges before us (more important than games), we have to face them, like eating an elephant. “One day a time, Sweet Jesus,” is a song I like. ;-) Jack
Follow up: One bite was enough. No more elephant for the U of M ladies.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: How do you know an elephant was in your refrigerator??? You can see his footprints in the jello.....an oldie but funny. One bite at a time...reminds me of a saying from one of your favorite movies..."What About Bob"..."baby steps, baby steps".////FROM JACK: Your response reminded me of the Harry Mancini song, the Baby Elephant Walk. I just listened to it on YouTube.

FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER: If you can't eat him all at one time, pack some in the trunk for another day.

FROM BLAZING OAKS: I watched Delaware and Kansas College game last night, hoping Delaware could pull off another win, with their 6'5" whiz, but they couldn't quite get enough bites to down the elephant, and make the Sweet 16 in Women's BB. I like this quote, akin to "A Journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step..." Little by little we can do.it! "Inchworm, Inchworm, crawling there among the marigolds, You and your arithmetic will probably go far..." another tune.////FROM JACK: I like that "Inchworm" song. It has a good message.

FROM KEWEENAW BOB: I’ve used this quote for two years in describing the fund raising efforts which have generated $1.1M in stabilization and renovation funds for the Keweenaw Heritage Center. They are good words to live by!@////FROM JACK: Sometimes it seems as though there's a herd of elephants descending upon us....Just one bite at a time.